This technique downplays the severity or importance of an issue to deflect attention and criticism. By portraying a concern as unworthy of serious consideration, the speaker can avoid engaging with the substance of the issue and redirect the audience's focus to other topics.
- portraying something you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things.
- portraying something you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things.
- portraying something you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things.
- portraying something you don't want to address as trivial or insignificant, in order to shift the focus away from it and onto "more important" things.
